Maeve

/meɪv/

//meɪv// name

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"maeve" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Maeve” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,246. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,246
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Irish of mostly Irish usage.

Corpus desk

Index EN-maeve · Maeve · English

Maeve · rank #43,246 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,246
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Magdalen

Nearest frequency peer: Magdalen (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Maeve”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Maeve” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Maeve vs mee
40% similar
Maeve vs make
40% similar
Maeve vs move
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Maeve
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaeve
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/meɪv/
Letters5
Frequency rank#43,246
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Maeve”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Maevelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Magdalen” (#43,247), “lun” (#43,244), “maidan” (#43,248). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Maeve” is #43,246. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Maeve (IPA /meɪv/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #43,246 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A female given name from Irish of mostly Irish usage.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Maeve, with forms such as "ameve", "maeev", and "maevve". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mee", "make", "move", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicized from Irish Méabh, from Middle Irish Medb (literally “intoxicating”), name of a legendary queen of Connacht. The correct English form is Maeve, spelled M-A-E-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female given name from Irish of mostly Irish usage.

Etymology

Anglicized from Irish Méabh, from Middle Irish Medb (literally “intoxicating”), name of a legendary queen of Connacht.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ameve
  • maeev
  • maevve
  • mavee
  • meave
  • mmaeve

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Maeve - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ameve2maeev2maevve1mavee2meave2mmaeve1
Edit distance from "Maeve"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Maeve"?
"Maeve" is spelled M-A-E-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is /meɪv/.
What does "Maeve" mean?
As a proper noun, "Maeve" means: A female given name from Irish of mostly Irish usage.
What words are commonly confused with "Maeve"?
"Maeve" is commonly confused with "mee", "make", "move". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Maeve"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maeve" is /meɪv/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Maeve"?
Anglicized from Irish Méabh, from Middle Irish Medb (literally “intoxicating”), name of a legendary queen of Connacht. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Maeve", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

loopy#43,243loath#43,241Latif#43,233Keogh#43,224

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

mang6 variantsmews6 variantsGriff6 variantsdimmer6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list